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==Review==
It is command line only, so its interface might be hard to use to new users.
The most useful cores are those that are original. These are the PS1, PCE, PC-FX and Virtual Boy cores. The PCE core is one of the best emulators for that system, with a Fast and Accurate versions. The PS1 core is native resolution only, and features high degree of accuracy and compatibility. The Virtual boy core is one of the best, although it does not attempt to reproduce the 3D.
Other cores improve upon emulators that have been long abandoned and rarely updated. These include the Neo Geo Pocket, WonderSwan Color and Atari Lynx cores.
Other cores are less useful, as there are better options in stand-alone emulators. NES, Genesis, Master System and SNES. These cores might even be based on out dated versions. For instance, the SNES core is based on an old outdated version of bSNES. This is before the performance/accuracy/balanced cores - 0.50x territory - with a couple of changes by Ryphecha.
It is unknown at this time whether Mednafen's GBA core is better than VBA-M.
[[RetroArch]] uses the PS1, PCE, Neo-Geo Pocket, Virtual Boy, and WonderSwan cores of Mednafen so it might make sense to use that instead.
==Using Mednafen==
Its pretty easy to get up and running. You can use a frontend like medgui. However, a good text editor like notepad++ is all you need if you need to change settings.
To get setup all you need is to make sure you have the correct bios. Mednafen is picky it wants scph5501.bin for USA games, scph5502.bin for Europe, and scph5500.bin for Japan. If you have the correct files just create a folder called "firmware" in your mednafen folder and copy them into it. At that point you just need to drag and drop your rom or [[cuesheet]] onto the the .exe to play.
To setup your controller either use a frontend or open a text editor and change "psx.input.port1 gamepad" to "psx.input.port1 dualshock" if you want to make use of analog.
Then once your in game press alt+shift+1 and it will guide you through setting up your controller.
At that point everything else is personal preference how you want it to look and so on.
Expanded documentation can be found here http://mednafen.sourceforge.net/documentation/09x/psx.html
[[Category:Game Boy emulators]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
[[Category:TurboGrafx-16 emulators]]
[[Category:Multi-emulators]]
[[Category:OS X emulation software]]
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
[[Category:Emulators]]
==Host systems==
- Linux, Windows, ISC OS
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==Download==
[http://mednafen.sourceforge.net/releases/ Mednafen]
==Supported systems==
|[http://cgfm2.emuviews.com/smsplus.php SMS Plus]
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==Review==
It is command line only, so its interface might be hard to use to new users.
The most useful cores are those that are original. These are the PS1, PCE, PC-FX and Virtual Boy cores. The PCE core is one of the best emulators for that system, with a Fast and Accurate versions. The PS1 core is native resolution only, and features high degree of accuracy and compatibility. The Virtual boy core is one of the best, although it does not attempt to reproduce the 3D.
Other cores improve upon emulators that have been long abandoned and rarely updated. These include the Neo Geo Pocket, WonderSwan Color and Atari Lynx cores.
Other cores are less useful, as there are better options in stand-alone emulators. NES, Genesis, Master System and SNES. These cores might even be based on out dated versions. For instance, the SNES core is based on an old outdated version of bSNES. This is before the performance/accuracy/balanced cores - 0.50x territory - with a couple of changes by Ryphecha.
It is unknown at this time whether Mednafen's GBA core is better than VBA-M.
[[RetroArch]] uses the PS1, PCE, Neo-Geo Pocket, Virtual Boy, and WonderSwan cores of Mednafen so it might make sense to use that instead.
==Using Mednafen==
Its pretty easy to get up and running. You can use a frontend like medgui. However, a good text editor like notepad++ is all you need if you need to change settings.
To get setup all you need is to make sure you have the correct bios. Mednafen is picky it wants scph5501.bin for USA games, scph5502.bin for Europe, and scph5500.bin for Japan. If you have the correct files just create a folder called "firmware" in your mednafen folder and copy them into it. At that point you just need to drag and drop your rom or [[cuesheet]] onto the the .exe to play.
To setup your controller either use a frontend or open a text editor and change "psx.input.port1 gamepad" to "psx.input.port1 dualshock" if you want to make use of analog.
Then once your in game press alt+shift+1 and it will guide you through setting up your controller.
At that point everything else is personal preference how you want it to look and so on.
Expanded documentation can be found here http://mednafen.sourceforge.net/documentation/09x/psx.html
==Frontends==
===Medgui===
http://sourceforge.net/projects/medgui/
==NetPlay==
Cores that work with NetPlay:
#Click Advanced Mode
#Click the tab called Media/Network/Utility
#Press T, and type /server localhost
#Wait for your friend(s) to connect
#When you're done fiddling with your settings, launch the game.
#Press T, and type /server IP_goes_here
